2010 Outer Banks "Battle of the Banks" Surf Contest

The Battle of the Banks is one of the best surf contests the OBX has to offer.

It pits a team of surfers from Virginia against a team of surfers from the Outer Banks, and if the rivalry isn't enough to get the blood boiling, the contest has a 6-week waiting period to make sure it goes off in the gnarlyest conditions possible. The surf forecast is watched religiously, and the call is made at the last minute to make sure the surf conditions are ideal for huge Outer Banks surf with giant chocolate milk colored barrels the OBX is famous for.

The Battle of the Banks went off yesterday at the famed OBX surf spot, S-Turns, and I was there to take in the action. Bright sun, light southwest winds, and temps in the upper 60's...perfect fall day with classic OBX waves rolling through.

After an hour or two of hemming and hawing about whether the conditions were big and bad enough, the call was made to let 'r rip, and the surfers happily complied.

Rt. 12 running south into Rodanthe with lined with cars north and south. The dunes were lined with spectators and cameras, and the surfers put on a gnarly display of skill, courage, and athleticism.

In the end, the Virginia Beach team came away with the overall win for the third year in a row. However, for the third year in a row, the OBX team took the Best Barrel of the Day (Seth Barrick) and the Individual Winner (Matt Beacham) titles.

Not sure how you win both of those and lose overall, but I'll leave the scoring to the judges.

At any rate, thanks to the organizers and the surfers for an awesome show.

Here's to next year OBX!

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